Confucius on Fear Quotes

"To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy."

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

"The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort."

"The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one."

"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions."

"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?"

"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

"The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear."

"To be unperturbed by the lack of recognition from others: is this not the mark of the gentleman?"

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

"The superior man is quiet and serene; the mean man is always full of distress."

"The cautious seldom err."

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"Extravagance leads to insubordination, and parsimony to meanness. It is better to be mean than to be insubordinate."

"Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established."

"If a man has no far-reaching fears, he will find near-at-hand sorrows."

"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

"The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not know him."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"He who is without an objective will find trouble at his door."

"A superior man is ashamed of a reputation beyond his merits."

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."

"He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against."

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

"When internal examination discovers nothing wrong, what is there to fear? What is there to worry about?"

"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."

"The superior man is always mindful of his righteousness."